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Patented September 22, 1903.

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'SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,803, dated September 22, 1903.

Application filed January 14,1903. Serial lie. 138,957.

(No model.)

concern:

E. HADDOCK, a tates, and a resident of la, county of Philadelphia,andStateofPennsylvania,haveinvented certain new and nsefullmprovements in Sand- Boxes for Railway-Cars or the Like, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my in sand-box which will and efficiently whenev rails, and this I acco mechanism which has bottom adapted to receive and from a hopper instead vention is to provide a supply sand promptly or desired to the trackmplish by means of a an oscillating gate or feed the sand of the usual sliding or otherwise movable valve.

The present invention also resides in certain details of construction, for a more particular description of which reference is had 2a to the accompanying part of this specification,

bodiment of the inven Figure 1 is a side elevation of sand-box and a part of it may be attached.

the same. Fig. 3 is a drawings, forming a in which one emtion is disclosed.

my improved the car-floor to which Fig. 2 is a plan view of section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 4: looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 1 is a l of Fig 3 looking in the Fig; 5 is a perspective view of the arrows. gate or body.

a section on the line direction of the Throughout the various views similar reference characters To a car-floorin g made in the form of pyramid, and lower edge is a flange 'the hopper.

designate similar parts.

(or other suitable support) 1 is secured a hopper 2, which is preferably an inverted truncatedextending inwardly from its 3, through which pass hopper to the floor 3 in the bottom of to the inner edge of the flange 3 is a rectangular opening 5 in the door 1, in

which is secured the vertical wall 6 of an inverted conical chute having an open bottom 7,

is surrounded the casing 9, which is r and this wall .tremity is joined by the which fits the floor 1 of the car.

on all except its upper side by 6 at its lower exhorizontal flange 8, The chute 7 educed in diameter below the chute 7, to which a tubular projection 10, to receive any sui table connection, as a nipple 10,

' 13, extending 14 of the gate may be secured. To this a rubber hose or other form of tube (not shown) may be attached. At the upper edge of the casing 9 and on its outer sides are horizontal flanges 11, through which the bolts 4 pass to secure these flanges to the flanges 3 and 8 and the floor 1 in the manner shown in Fig. 3. In the upper edges of the sides of the casing 9 and about equidistant from the flanges 11 are recesses 12, open at the top and which form bearings or pivots or trunnions from the sides or webs 14 of hereinafter described.

the bottom or gate 15,

log 9 forms a vprotective contained in the hopper air-space and chute,

bottom or gate, whereby it receives full protection from exterior deranging influences.

The general arrangement of flanges in the hopper, chute, 12 in the latter enables the parts to he expeditiously assembled in place and to be removed tor the purpose of repair, due.

The trunnions 13 are circular in cross-section at 13 to form bands which engage the walls of the recesses 12, as shown in Fig. 4, and angular throughout the remainder of their length, so as to enable them to be easily inserted in squared apertures 1 in the webs 15, and one free end is prolonged, as at 16, to fit the head of the arm 17, to which it is rigidlfsecured by means of a gib 18. In addition to the vertical walls 14 the gate'13 has a lower curved portion 19, which is preterably disposed on an arc of a circle whose radius is greater than the shortest distance from the pivots 13 to said lower por tion, although any desired curvature may be In the preferred form, as shown, the base and casing and the recesses 15 is pref- I 19 of the gate-that is, its operative or sand receiving and dumping element-is disposed in a plane eccentric to that of the pivot. It is better to have the curve as flat as pos= may be locked in place sible, so that sand will not accumulate onI said bottom. To prevent any lumps of sand from closing the mechanism, I provide the curved lower portion or base 14 with a stir- 'rer 20, which may be substantially a conical horn, which extends upwardly and inwardly fromone side of the center, isinclined to the vertical, and preferably crosses the axis of the trunnions 13. hen the gate is swung on its pivots, the horn breaks and stirs up the lumps of sand which would otherwise clog the parts. It will be noted that the stirrer 20 has a'greater amplitude of movement at its base than at the plane of the trunnions and, moving through the contracted opening 7, thoroughly breaks up and stirs the sand before it reaches the gate.

The casing 9 is provided with lugs 21 22 on each of its outer surfaces adjacent to and at each side of the recesses 12, so that the box may be located at either end of the car and operated from either or a set-screw 23, which by means of a nut 24. The lugs 21 and 22 are placed on both sides of the casing, so that the bottom may be moved from either side as desired. The setand set-screw 23 forming an adjustable stop, which enables the distance between the base 14 of the gate 15 and the opening 7 in the chute 7 to be adjusted within certain limits and the opening to be regulated, dotted lines in varying with the amount of sand to be placed on the track.

The lower end of the arm 17 has a link 27 pivoted thereto, and the other end of thelink 27 is pivotedto the lower end of the handle 28, which passes up through the floor l and is fulcrumed at 29 to a suitable base 29. A spring 30 is fastened at one end of the said floor and at the other to the link 27 to nor-. mally hold the projection 26 to the log 21, as shown in Fig. 1.' When the upper end of the handle 28is thrown toward the sand-box 2, the link 16 is swung forward until the projection 25 engages the said screw 23, which is so adjusted as to allow a proper opening between the bottom 15 and hopper 7. Sand may then pass through this opening to the track. When enough sand has passcd,the handle is released and the spring restores the bottom to its normal position, thus closing the opening.

Having described one embodiment of my invention, what I claim is- 1. \A sand-box, a casing, a chute having an open bottom, pendent within the casing, and

a gate movable across the said open bottom, gate passing through the upper edge of the latter. I chute with a gate swingl and pivots for said casing adjacent the 2. In a sand-box, a

ing on an. axis which runs parallelto the bottom of said gate,;and located above the same,

and means for permitting one end of tom to swing under the said chute.

3. Ida sand-box, a chute, agate, webs suspending the bottom of said gate, and pivots suspending said webs, the length of said bottom being just sufficient to cover the opening in the chute.

4. In a sand-box, a chute, agate, webs suspendingthe bottom of said gate, pivots supporting said' webs, and a link fixed to one of said pivots, and a screw for limiting the angular movement of said link.

5. In asand-box, a chute, apivoted gate suspended under said chute, and adjustable means for limiting the angular movement of said gate.

,6. In a sand-box, a chute, pivots, and a gate suspended from said pivots, an arm on one of said pivots, and means on said arm for limiting the movement of said gate.

7. In a sand-box,a chute having a large opening in its bottom, pivots, and agate suspended from said pivots, said gate having a bottom curved on the arc of a circle, the radius of whichis greater than the shortest distance from said pivots to said bottom.

8. As an article of manufacture, a gate'for sand-box chutes comprising a bottom, webs with upwardly and inwardly inclined edges extending from said bottom, and pivots in said botsaid webs.

9. As an article of manufacture, a gate for sand-box chutes comprising a curved bottom, webs with upwardly and inwardly inclined edges extending from said bottom, and pivots in said webs.

10. As an article of manufacture, a gate for sand-box hoppers, comprising a bottom with a horn extending upwardly therefrom, webs extending from said bottom, and pivots in said webs. v

11. In asand-box, a chute, agate swinging beneath said chute, and a horn extending upwardly from the bottom of said gate and adjacent to the walls of the chute.

12. In a sand-box, a chute, a casing inclosing said chute and secured thereto, and a flange on said chute which separates the easing from the car-flooring.

13. In a sand-box, a chute, a casing inclosing said chute, a flange on said chute which separates the casing from the car-flooring, and a swinging gate for said hopper pivoted to the casing.

- 14. In a sand-box, a chute, a casing inclosing said chute, and a swinging gate for said chute pivoted adjacent to the top of said casing.

15. In a sand-box, a chute, a casing inclosing said chute, a swinging gate for the said chute pivoted in the casing at the top thereof,

and means on said casing to limit the move- 28. In a sand-box, having a chute, with downwardly-inclined sides, and a gate having a curved bottom located below the ends t said sides, and upwardly-extending webs embracing said sides, and pivoted adjacent 6o thereto,-and a horn extending upwardly from the bottom of said gate, and means for swinging said gate.

29. In a sand-boxhaving a chute with downwardlyinclined sides, and a gate having a 65 curved bottom located below the ends of said sides, and upwardly-extending webs embracing said sides and pivoted adjacent thereto, an inclined horn extending upwardly from said bottom into said chute, and means for 70 swinging said gate.

30. In a sand-box, having a rectangular chute with downwardly-inclined sides, and a gate having a curved bottom located below the ends of said sides, and upwardly-extend 7 ing webs embracing said sides, and pivoted adjacent thereto, and a horn extending upwardly from said bottom, and means for swinging said gate.

31. In a sand-box, having a rectangular 8o ing said gate normally under said chute, and means for moving said gate against the action of the said spring.

17. In a sand-box, a casing with open recesses in the top edge thereof, a gate wit trunnions having bearings within said recesses wherebythe gate may be lifted out ofsaid casing.

18. In a sand-box, a chute, a gate moving [0 under said chute, and a horn extending up- --wardly into said chute. f

19. In a sand-box, a chute with an opening in its lower portion, a gate swinging under said opening, and a horn extending upwardly from the bottom of said gate, and moving between the walls of said chute.

20. In a sand-box, a chute, a gate pivoted to move under said chute, a horn extending in said chute.

2o 21. In a sand-box, a chute, a gate swinging on pivots under said chute, the bottom of which is curved eccentrically of its pivots 22. In a sand-box, a chute, a gate swinging under said chute on trunnions located near 2 5 the top of the chute, the bottom of said gate being curved eccentrically otsaid trunnions. chute with downwardly-inclined sides, anda 23. In a sand-box, the combination in a gate having a curved bottom located below chute, of a gate having acurved bottom, pivthe ends of said sides, and upwardly-extendoted above said bottom to swing below the ing webs embracing said sides, and pivoted I chute, and a stirrer extending upwardly from adjacent thereto, and an inclined horn fixed 85 said gate into the chute, and adapted to swing to said bottom and extending between the with said gate. 7 sides of said chute, and means for-swinging 24:. In a sand-box, the combination with a said gate. chute, and a swinging gate, of a stirrer ex- 32. In a sand-box, having a chute with tending upwardly from said gate into the downwardly-inclined sides, and a flange ex- 90 chute, and adapted to swing with said gate, tending horizontally from the upper edgesot the stirrer having a greater amplitude of said inclined sides, so that the car-flooring movement at its base, than at its top. will be above said flange, and a casing with 25. In a sand-box, the combination with a a horizontal flange which is adapted to be sechute, and a swinging gate, of a stirrer eX- cured. to the flange of the chute. I

tending upwardly from said gate into the 33. In a sand-box, a casing having a recess chute, and adapted to swing'with said gate, in its upper edges which form'bearings, trunthe stirrer having its greatest movement at nions in said bearings, webs suspended therethe bottom of the chute. from, a curved bottom uniting said webs, 26. In a sand-box, having a chute with and means on one of said trunnions, where- 100' downwardly-inclined sides, and a gate having by the trunnions, webs, and bottom are given a curved bottom located below the ends of an angular movement.

said sides, and upwardly-extending webs em Signed at the city of Philadelphia, county bracing said sides and pivoted adjacent thereof Philadelphia, and State of. Pennsylvania, to, and means for swinging said gate. this 9th day of January, 1902.

27. In a sand-box, having a rectangular HENRY E HADDOGK chute with downwardly-inclined sides, and a gate having a curved bottom located below Witnesses: the ends of said sides,'and upwardly-extend- II. A. HEULINGS, .Ir.,

ing webs for swinging said gate. 1 H. A. I'IEULINGS. 

